2021 2021 California Mobilization Guide Table of Contents Chapter 10 – Objectives, Policy, Scope of Operations and Administration ....................................................1 Mission Statement ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 1 Geographic Area Coordination Center ............................................................................................................................................... 1 Unit Level .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 2 Incident Priorities ............................................................................................................................................................................... 2 Initial Attack ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 2 Immediate Need ................................................................................................................................................................................. 2 Drawdown for Initial Attack (IA) ...................................................................................................................................................... 3 Mobilization/ Demobilization ............................................................................................................................................................ 3 Work/Rest Guidelines ........................................................................................................................................................................ 3 Incident Operations Driving ............................................................................................................................................................... 3 Resource Mobilization ....................................................................................................................................................................... 3 Notification of Commitment of Resources ........................................................................................................................................ 4 Wildland Fire Weather Forecasts ....................................................................................................................................................... 4 Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail (PCT) ......................................................................................................................................... 4 California Fire Service Multi-Agency Coordination Systems (MACS) Organizational Structure .................................................... 5 MAC Group Purpose and Function ........................................................................................................................................... 5 Northern MAC Group Organizational Chart ............................................................................................................................ 7 Southern MAC Group Organizational Chart ............................................................................................................................ 8 Wildland Agency Geographic Coordination Flow Chart ................................................................................................................... 9 Geographic Boundary Map .............................................................................................................................................................. 12 CAL OES Fire and Rescue Regional Map ....................................................................................................................................... 13 CAL OES Fire and Rescue Regional Assistant Chief and Mutual Aid Coordinators ...................................................................... 14 California Fire and Rescue Ordering Process .................................................................................................................................. 15 CAL OES Region/Operational Area ROSS Responsibility ............................................................................................................. 18 Communication ................................................................................................................................................................................ 21 Emergency Management Assistant Compact Resource Mobilization & Demobilization ................................................................ 21 Mobilization ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 21 Unit Dispatch Procedures ........................................................................................................................................................ 21 GACC Dispatch Procedures .................................................................................................................................................... 22 NICC Dispatch Procedures ..................................................................................................................................................... 22 Mutual Aid .............................................................................................................................................................................. 23 Request for Assistance ............................................................................................................................................................ 23 Resource Mobilization and Demobilization ..................................................................................................................................... 23 Support to Border Fires .................................................................................................................................................................... 23 Unified Ordering Point (UOP) ......................................................................................................................................................... 24 Relocating the UOP ......................................................................................................................................................................... 24 Resource Ordering ........................................................................................................................................................................... 24 Request Information ................................................................................................................................................................ 25 Travel Mobilization and Demobilization ................................................................................................................................ 25 Cal OES .................................................................................................................................................................................. 25 Reassignment of OES and Local Government Resources ...................................................................................................... 26 Emergency Demobilization ..................................................................................................................................................... 26 Demobilization Planning ......................................................................................................................................................... 26 Demobilization Considerations ............................................................................................................................................... 26 Demobilization Plan ................................................................................................................................................................ 26 Contract Resources/ Hired Equipment ............................................................................................................................................. 27 Federal .................................................................................................................................................................................... 27 CAL FIRE ............................................................................................................................................................................... 27 Preparedness Plan ............................................................................................................................................................................ 27 Preparedness Plan for Wildland Fire Agencies of California .................................................................................................. 27 Purpose ........................................................................................................................................................................... 28 Monitoring 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